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Anand remains on top of the world rankings but...

: Created:18 Jun 2008 , by

Magnus Carlsen is closing fast on the number one spot and is now only five points behind world champion, Viswanathan Anand according to Susan Polgar's always interesting although eternally self-promotional, internet site.

1. Anand 2798

2. Carlsen 2793

3. Kramnik 2788

4. Morozevich 2787

5. Ivanchuk 2782

6. Topalov 2777

7. Radjabov 2744

8. Mamadjarov 2742

9. Leko 2741

10. Aronian 2737

Michael Adams 2734, Shirov 2733, Svidler 2733, Karjakin (eighteen years of age) 2729 and Grishiuk 2728 follow in the list.

Carlsen is currently performing outstandingly in the Aerosvit tournament being held in Foros, a sanatorium complex on the shores of the Black Sea.

I love the prominence that the website gives to the recent sacking of Willie Randolph, the manager of New York Mets baseball team. No mention of the Euro 2008 football tournament or Rafael Nadal's triumph in the French Open and at the Queen's Club tennis tournament but Susan Polgar knows her audience.